Nation Jul 31 Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next By Josh Funk, Ty O'Neil, Associated Press
Economy Oct 09 U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. By Associated Press
Nation Mar 20 Federal regulators recall nearly all Tesla Cybertrucks over faulty exterior panel U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago. By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Nation Dec 18 Regulators retreat from massive air bag inflator recall, citing need for more investigation The move Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is vastly different from a decision reiterated by the agency in July that the inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Tennessee are defective, dangerous and should be recalled. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Nation Nov 14 Ford must pay up to $165 million penalty to U.S. government for moving too slowly on recall The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras, and it failed to give the agency complete information, which is required by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act. By Tom Krishner, Associated Press
Oct 18 U.S. opens new investigation into Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after fatal crash By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Tesla has twice recalled “Full Self-Driving” under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The new investigation covers roughly 2.4 million Teslas from the 2016 through 2024 model years. Continue reading
Jul 31 NHTSA decides 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, moving closer to huge recall By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Despite opposition from automakers, U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another step toward a massive recall. Continue reading
Jul 03 GM hit with $146 million in penalties over excess emissions by millions of its older vehicles By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, Associated Press General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. Continue reading
Apr 26 Federal agency investigates effectiveness of recall of Tesla's Autopilot system By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website Friday that Tesla has reported 20 more crashes involving Autopilot and since the recall. Continue reading
Feb 02 Tesla to recall more than 2 million vehicles to fix warning lights that are too small By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. Continue reading